How To Install dfu-util on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dfu-util on Kali Linux.
What is dfu-util
dfu-util is:
dfu-util is a program that implements the host (PC) side of the USB DFU 1.0 and 1.1 (Universal Serial Bus Device Firmware Upgrade) protocol.
DFU is intended to download and upload firmware to devices connected over USB. It ranges from small devices like micro-controller boards up to mobile phones. With dfu-util you are able to download firmware to your device or upload firmware from it.
There are three methods to install dfu-util on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dfu-util Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dfu-util using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dfu-utilInstall dfu-util Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dfu-util using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dfu-utilInstall dfu-util Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dfu-util using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dfu-utilHow To Uninstall dfu-util on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dfu-util package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dfu-utilUninstall dfu-util And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dfu-util and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dfu-utilRemove dfu-util Configurations and Data
To remove dfu-util configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dfu-utilRemove dfu-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dfu-util configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dfu-utilDependencies
dfu-util have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dfu-util package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.